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MENTOR – When medical devices give you a life with wings back

The sweetness of happiness is not experienced except after suffering, for one does not truly cherish a cold sip of water except when the throat is parched, on a hot summer's day in a desert and the lips quiver at the mere thought of a drop. One does not truly appreciate basking in the sunlight on a warm spring afternoon except after being deprived of light, locked away in a windowless room with walls painted with gloom. The mere thought…

Transforming science fiction into reality from the comfort of your living room

“Our headset makes brainwave data easily accessible to people outside the hospital, allowing for a more convenient, long-term monitoring option. People can wear our EEG headset in a natural environment where they behave normally, versus for a short period of time in a hospital where they might act differently since they are being observed,” says Wang Abiosensor is a biological detection system consisting of a biological component combined with a transducer to perform measurement of a biochemical quantity. The development of biosensors started with the invention of enzyme electrodes by Leland C. Clark in 1962. The global biosensors market size…

PharmaLogistics-becoming the preferred destination

Facing competition from the global giants, the Indian Pharma companies have started to diversify and are taking bold steps to strengthen their product portfolio ver the past decade, India has emerged as the one Oof the fastest growing pharmaceutical markets in the world. The growth rate of the industry, which was 18 percent per annum between 2005 and 2015, stands at over US$30 billion. Further, the generic drug sector has seen a steady growth of over 22 per cent annually…

Game-changing behavioral support at your fingertips

Nicotrax, a digital health organization, focuses on creating data-driven, customized, and scalable software programs to better treat addiction by applying predictive and powerful AI, and a seamless user experience  Nicotine  is  known  to  be  the  main  addictive substance  in  cigarettes  and  other  forms  of tobacco and a drug affecting many parts of a smoker's body. As time passes, the smoker's brain and body gets used to having it in cigarettes. Around 80 per cent to 90 per cent smokers are addicted to nicotine. Nicotine…

A bio-inspired technology to help with faster recovery

The allusion to tissue reconstruction is a reference to the fact that each of the applications for its polymers, including SETALUM Sealant, is intended to support the body's natural healing process to promote recovery  Adhesives and sealants have existed since time immemorial. Some of the earliest sealants were extracted from sources or processed from products like latex and animal proteins. However, technological development in the modern world has brought about new ways of formulating these adhesives and sealants. The chemical…